Mop



Feb.7, 1939. F. MULLETT 2,146,437

MOP

Filed April l5, 1936 l.so

i Y l cloth is being used.

PatentedjFeb. 7, i

" London, England kMy .invention relates toimprovements in mopsrandtheobject of the invention is to devise a mop Y whichgwill not`onlybe efficientv and not liable togetfputof order lire; nary pail andybut will dispense with the' ordif t vthe Ainconvenience of the usethereof. Y, Y Y

Aygfurther VObjectis*toco-nstruct the mop so that all the parts areenclosed and not liable Ito be deleteriously affected lor displaced whenin 1156! l A still further object is 'to dispense entirely with'theuseof the vhands in wringingthe mop.

To effect these objects my invention consists 'j of a suitable frame,wringing rollers journalled therein and coacting to wringjthe cloth, oneof ltherollers having the spindle thereof journalled 'l' ,in suitablebearings extending into hollow recesses in the frame and provided Q abrush holder with pressure springs, located at the bottom side of theframe and a brush held thereinall the parts inaftermore particularlyexplained.

Fig. l'is a plan View of my improved mop. Fig. 2 is a sectional view atan angle, at which the mop is Vset when in use.

Fig. 3 is'av perspective viewrshowing the mop hen the cloth isfbeingutilized.

y brush isbeing used.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional elevation when the Fig.y 6 is a view'lookingthe direction indicated by arrow, Fig. 4. Fig. '7V is a sectional detailshowing the spring "pressed bearing for the upper spindle on which "theupper roller is located.

Fig. 8 is-a detail showmgfthe means for the .support of the spindle ofthe lower roller.

-v 'In the drawing likeY references indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent views.

'I is the mainframe of my mop which is sub# 4stantially rectangular andis Vprovided. with a socket 2 for the reception of the operating handle.

The frame I at each end is provided with recesses located the bearingsv4, 4 having Application April 15, 1936,

` 1v claim. `V(crjwfne) being arranged and constructed in detail ashere- Fig. 4 is a -side viewshowing the r'nopwhenthev vfrom the top ofthe mop y Y' Therecesses 3, 3 are closed-at their upper ends vby theplates I Iwhich iitvinto dove-tailed grooves'` I2 in `the top of theframe Il. The .rinner end-of the plate I I is narrow and isprovidedlwith a teat r'I3 which may be raised slightlyv byinsertingthe"- nger' into the notchV I4'fwhereupon theplate I If?V Vmaybe -slidoutwardly when -desired 'and 'removed--l so as to uncover the outer endsof Vthe recesses 3` should it be desired to get-at the bearings 4. I4 isthe lower roller which is provided with a .plurality of smallprojections l5 which are designed to coact with recesses I 6 inthe upperroller 8. The lower roller I4 is provided with a. square orifice I 5'extending therethrough. I6 is the spindle of the lower roller, one endof which extends into the frame I and has a square boss I1 at the end.The spindle I6 is provided at the opposite end with a square portion I8which is with a crank handle I9, having at the outer end thereof fan armprovided Vwith a handle 2 I. The arm 20 is pivoted at the end of thecrank arm 'l as indicated so that it may be swung, when not in use,between the clips 22 secured at the top endv of the frame. Y

vrThe crank arm and the spindle are preferably made in one piece andthereby any liability of the crank arm being lost is obviated. The framel has 'an enlarged opening 23 substantially rectangular so that thespindle vwith the square endsmay be inserted andtplaced in positionreadily.V The spindle I6 and lower roller I4 are held in position by thepressure of the upper Frank Mullett, Toronto, OntariaCanada, assign-VAorgo'f one-sixth to Mary `Marguerite Cooling,

l'formed integralwith the Vspindle and provided t roller 8, suchpressure being produced by the 'i springs 6, see Figs. 2 and 8.

24 is the mopwhich extends between the. rollers 8 and. VIll and ispreferably inthe form of any endless belt, see Figs. 3 and 5, extendingbev tween the rollers and the bottom of the mop' frame, which lit willbe seen has a row of corru'# gations 25 designed to grip into the mopvitself and hold it in position,that is to say, not allow it to move tooeasily.

When'the mop or mop cloth is not being used Y it is swung out of the wayby being thrown laterally sideways from under the groove and thenbunched up on top ofthe rollers.

It willnow beseen that the lower part of the mop frame is provided witha cross-bar 26 having a dove-tailed groove. IntoY the groove so formed Iinsert a cross-bar 21 correspondinglyy formed to t the dove-tail, suchbar being provided with a brush 28.

`The brush 28 is provided for the purpose of 55 into the Working partssuch as the springs which` are protected by plates which extend over,operi-' ings at the insides of the frame.

It will also be noted that the cross-bar 21 is held in position frommoving laterally by means p of the spring 29 indicated clearly in Fig.2. The

mop cloth is also prevented from slipping by the projections andrecesses in the rollers hereinbefore referred to.

Another advantage I possess in the use of my mop is that When the brushis being used the handle and arm 20 may be swung back into positionbetween the'clips 22. Y

Another advantage of my mop is that the parts are very easy to'assernbleand everything remains in place Without the use of bolts, nuts orscrews.

'There is nothing to fall off and become lost and no adjustment isnecessary. As the mop may be used without using the hands for wringingpurposes it will be seen that boiling Water may be employed and the workdone in a fraction of the time. There is no'necessity for a womangetting down on her knees, nor is it necessary for her to do anywringing which is one of the serious Yobjections to the use of mops atpresent in use.

Although I have described with great particularity the construction ofmy mop it will be understood that various changes may be made withoutdeparting Vfrom the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

The combination with a U-shaped rectangular frame having a pressure barclosing the open lowerend. ofl the frame, and a handle socket at theupper end and the side ends each having an open-ended recessand aclosure therefor, of upper and lower rollers, the upper roller havingspindles journalled'in blocks in the recesses, springs eX- tending.between said blocks and end closures, and

thelower roller havingI end spindles journalledin' the side endsandrprovided withV a handle, and an endless mop designed to extendbetween the roll ers and normally guided by the pressure bar.

FRANK MULLETT.

